Restless native

Rob Carrigan is a third-generation Colorado Native. His grandfather's homestead was near the Hamilton turnoff between Craig and Meeker. He grew up in Dolores. Carrigan can be reached by emailing robcarrigan1@gmail.com.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Familiar ground: perspective, not a bit of comfort

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Ten years ago I said it this way. “For three intense weeks in June of 2002, the Hayman fire, Colorado’s largest wildland fire in recor...

Monday, May 28, 2012

Post Office or House of the Rising Sun?

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Postal system was different in those days, at least in our little town By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com There is a house o...

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

The Blue Sky People were here first

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Tension and conflicts between the Utes and settlers trying to move into this area have occurred almost from the start By Rob Carrigan...

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Teller more than just a name

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--> Teller’s efforts in support free coinage of silver and other “silver question” policies, made him a hero in this mining c...

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Starting in on Sunday morning philosophy

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I'll get it started but I don't know if I can finish By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com People sometimes think you kn...

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Pikes Peak gold rush a misnomer

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Tough times in the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys result in panic of 1857 By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com In the rush to...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

On the prowl for faded neighbors

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T he lion was treed and brought down by a .22 caliber bullet through his brain By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com The big cat...

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